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Burrow Beach

Burrow Beach from directly overhead

Burrow Beach is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Electric School of Fish, a artwork 0.4 miles away.

The story

Burrow Beach, also known as the Hole in the Wall locally, is a beach in Sutton, in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. It neighbours Claremont Beach by Howth village, and, across the water (the exit of the inlet of Baldoyle Bay), Portmarnock Strand. It is served by a lifeguard during the summer months and is a green flag beach.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q42852329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.39367, -6.10258

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sutton Park: 1.0 mi
  • Seagrange Park: 1.4 mi
  • Racecourse Park: 1.4 mi
  • Beau Park Square: 2.1 mi
  • Casana Bank: 2.2 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens
  • Earlscliffe Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Irish Suzhou Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Walled Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
Springs: 58
Beaches: 28
  • Claremont Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Portmarnock Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Red Rock Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Broad Strand: 2.4 mi
  • Hidden Beach: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.6 mi
  • Toni's: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • BBQ Area: 13.2 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Burrow Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 213°757 m17.6 mi
SeefinganSW 219°722.9 m17.9 mi
War HillSSW 200°684.8 m18.6 mi
SeahanSW 224°647.3 m16.8 mi
TonduffSSW 203°642 m17.4 mi
Corrig MountainSW 222°617.1 m16.6 mi
Tonduff East TopSSW 201°593 m17.5 mi
Glendoo MountainSSW 213°585.094 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5620:5921:57
September equinox07:1018:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0016:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/27541309

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